Acid reflux and sedatives Posted: 05-12-08 06:01am
A friend of mine recently developed a
chronic case of acid reflux. Noone seems
to be able to treat it and she is it at
wits end. She also related to me some
rather eery memories and confided in me
that she suspects her stepfather was using
sedatives to "date rape" her when she was
in high school. I was curious if there
were any known drugs that could be used
over a period of time for these purposes
that could lead to other gastrointesinal
conditions.
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Birth Control Answer A4127 Posted: 05-16-08 19:54pm
If she suspects that her stepfather was
abusing her by using sedatives, which is
possible, she should report that to the
police. Acid reflux is due to failure of
the cardia. The cardia is not able to
prevent stomach juices from entering into
the esophagus. Acid reflux can be due to
hiatus hernia, obesity, not enough stomach
acid, hypercalcemia, etc.
It doesn’t seem likely to me that
sedatives caused acid reflux in her.
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